The Rt Hon Eric Pickles, MP

Career: cncllr Bradford Met DC 1979-91 (chm Social Servs Ctee 1982-84, chm Educn Ctee 1984-86, ldr Cons Gp 1987-91, ldr of the Cncl 1988-90), MP (Cons) Brentwood and Ongar 1992-; PPS to Min for Industry DTI 1993, vice-chm Cons Pty 1993-97, opposition frontbench spokesman on social security 1998-2001, shadow min for tport and for London 2001-02, shadow sec of state for local govt 2002-07, dep chm Cons Pty 2005-, shadow sec of state for communities and local govt 2007-10, sec of state for communities and local govt 2010-; memb Select Ctee: Environment 1992-93, Tport 1996-97, Environment, Tport and Regions 1997-; chm All Pty Film Industry Gp 1997-2002; memb Cons Pty Nat Union Exec Ctee 1975-91, nat chm Young Conservatives 1980-81; dep ldr Cons Gp on the Assoc of Met Authorities 1989-91, chm Cons Pty Nat Local Govt Advsy Ctee 1992- (memb 1985-); memb Cncl of Europe 1997-98; local govt ed Conservative Newsline 1990-; memb Yorks RHA 1982-90